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طَورِىٌّ

Root: طور

Full Definition

طَورِىٌّ Wild; that estranges himself, or itself, from mankind; applied to a bird, and to a man; as also طُورَانِىٌّ . You say, حَمَامٌ طُورِىٌّ, and طُورَانِىٌّ , Wild pigeons: so called in relation to الطُّورُ, a certain mountain; or the mountain is called طُرَّان, and [if so] it is an irreg. rel. n.: or that have come from a distant country. [See also عُزْفٌ.] And أَعَارِيبُ طُورِيُّونَ Wild Arabs of the desert, that avoid the towns and villages, from fear of epidemic disease, and of perdition: as though they were thus called in relation to the mountain named الطُّور, in Syria. And رَجُلٌ طُورِىٌّ A stranger.
2 مَا بِهَا طُورِىٌّ, and طُورَانِىٌّ , There is not in it (i. e. بِالدَّارِ in the house, A, TA) any one: as also دُورِىٌّ.
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